15 Related Articles from 2018-10-23

DealBook Briefing: Softbank’s Chief Snubs the Saudis. The kingdom is the biggest backer of Masayoshi Son’s huge Vision Fund, but the reputational damage of standing by Saudi Arabia may not be worth the risk. >>

Saudi investment forum opens under haze of Khashoggi's death. A high-profile economic forum in Saudi Arabia began on Tuesday in Riyadh, the kingdom's first major event on the world stage since the killing of writer Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul earlier this month. >>

Saudi sees deals worth $50 billion at investment conference despite boycotts. Saudi Arabia was set to sign deals worth $50 billion on Tuesday at the opening of an investment conference despite being overshadowed by the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi which prompted a boycott by Western politicians, top world bankers and company executives. >>

Saudi signs deals worth $50 billion in oil, gas and infrastructure. Saudi Arabia signed deals worth more than $50 billion in oil, gas, infrastructure and other sectors at an investment conference in Riyadh on Tuesday, officials there said. >>

SoftBank CEO cancels speaking role at Saudi conference: source. SoftBank Group Corp Chief Executive Masayoshi Son has cancelled a speaking engagement at the Future Investment Initiative conference in Saudi Arabia, said a source close to the matter. >>

SoftBank Chief Is Said to Have Canceled Appearance at Saudi Conference. Masayoshi Son joins other prominent executives who have decided not to attend the investment conference over the killing of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi. >>

UPDATE 1-Saudi to sign deals worth $50 bln in oil, gas and infrastructure. Saudi Arabia started signing
deals worth more than $50 billion in sectors including oil, gas
and infrastructure at an investment conference in Riyadh on
Tuesday. >>

UPDATE 2-Saudi signs deals worth $50 bln in oil, gas and infrastructure. Saudi Arabia signed deals worth
more than $50 billion in oil, gas, infrastructure and other
sectors at an investment conference in Riyadh on Tuesday,
officials there said. >>